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Aretha Franklin: sublime soul diva whose voice inspired the civil rights movement

By thespecimennews on August 19, 2018 • ( 0 )

tribute to one of the true greats of Black American culture.

Aretha Franklin was the “Queen of Soul”. One of the bestselling recording artists of all time, she became famous in the 1960s as a singer with a uniquely expressive voice possessing great passion and control. Her hit songs in the late 1960s tapped into the spirit of the civil rights movement while her hit cover (and gendered re-authoring) of Otis Redding’s Respect was an anthem of black female empowerment.

The first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, Franklin’s voice was declared one of Michigan’s important “natural resources” two years before.

African Development Bank and Canada share commitment to women’s empowerment on the continent

By thespecimennews on August 17, 2018 • ( 0 )

Canada’s Minister of International Development, Marie-Claude Bibeau and the President of the African Development Bank Akinwumi Adesina, shared a common vision and commitment to the advancement of women and girls on the continent

Canadian Minister of International Development visits African Development Bank in Côte d’Ivoire, reinforces Canada’s role in Africa

By thespecimennews on August 16, 2018 • ( 0 )

Canada’s Minister for International Development, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, will be visiting Côte d’Ivoire to strengthen relations with the African Development Bank Group, of which Canada is the fifth-largest shareholder and the fourth among non-regional member countries.

Low plasma levels of omega-3 fatty acids associated with preterm birth

By thespecimennews on August 11, 2018 • ( 0 )

Pregnant women who had low plasma levels of long chain n-3 fatty acids in their first and second trimesters were at a significantly higher risk of early preterm birth when compared with women who had higher levels of these fatty acids, according to new research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in collaboration with Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen.

Induced labor at 39 weeks may reduce likelihood of C-section, NIH study suggests

By thespecimennews on August 8, 2018 • ( 0 )

Healthy first-time mothers whose labor was induced in the 39th week of pregnancy were less likely to deliver by cesarean section, compared to those who waited for labor to begin naturally, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Women are more affected by HIV/AIDS than men in many Sub-Saharan African countries

By thespecimennews on August 6, 2018 • ( 0 )

Women are more vulnerable to HIV than men, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. In 20 Sub-Saharan African countries, more than 60 percent of the HIV affected population are women.

When it comes to breastfeeding, ‘timing is everything’ in saving newborn lives – UNICEF chief

By thespecimennews on August 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

Three-in-five babies, mostly born in low- and middle-income countries, are not breastfed within the first hour of life, placing them at higher risk of death and disease, according to a new United Nations report launched on Tuesday. “When it comes… Read More ›